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滚雪球 — “Roll a snowball”

滚雪球 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to grow or increase rapidly and continuously, often at an accelerating rate; to accumulate rapidly in size, scope, or intensity”. Literally, “roll a snowball”.

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滚雪球 Pronunciation and Pinyin

滚雪球 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
滚
gǔn13roll, boil, get lost
雪
xuě11snow
球
qiú11ball, sphere, globe

Example Sentence with 滚雪球

只要前期工作做得扎实,后续的进展就会像滚雪球一样,越来越快。
As long as the initial work is solid, subsequent progress will accelerate like a snowball, getting faster and faster.

Idioms Related to 滚雪球

More idioms starting with 滚

  • gǔn滚tāng汤pō泼xuě雪melt like snow in boiling water
  • gǔn滚tāng汤jiāo浇xuě雪Melt like snow in boiling water
  • gǔn滚gǔn滚dāng当cháo潮Continuously rising to prominence and power
  • gǔn滚gǔn滚tāo滔tāo滔rolling and surging continuously
  • gǔn滚gǔn滚ér而lái来Surging forth continuously and rapidly
  • gǔn滚guā瓜liú流shuǐ水speak extremely fluently
  • gǔn滚guā瓜liū溜yuán圆perfectly round and smooth
  • gǔn滚guā瓜liū溜yóu油speak smoothly and fluently
  • gǔn滚guā瓜làn烂shú熟know something inside out
  • gǔn滚jiè芥tóu投zhēn针slow progress, meager results
  • gǔn滚ān鞍xià下mǎ马dismount swiftly from a horse

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What does 滚雪球 mean?

滚雪球 (gǔn xuě qiú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to grow or increase rapidly and continuously, often at an accelerating rate; to accumulate rapidly in size, scope, or intensity”.

How do you pronounce 滚雪球?

滚雪球 is pronounced gǔn xuě qiú in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 滚雪球 literally mean?

Literally, 滚雪球 means “roll a snowball”. It is used to mean “to grow or increase rapidly and continuously, often at an accelerating rate; to accumulate rapidly in size, scope, or intensity”.

What is the Chinese definition of 滚雪球?

雪球在雪中滚动,越滚越大。比喻越活动越发展的事物

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